Kristoffer Cusick (born March 29, 1974) is an American actor of stage, television and film. He has performed in such musicals as Saturday Night Fever, Rent and Wicked.
Kristoffer Cusick | |
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 Cusick at the Henry Fonda Theater | |
| Born | March 29, 1974 |
| Occupation(s) | Stage, film, television actor |
| Website | kristoffercusick.com |
Career
editCusick originated the role of Kenny as well as swing for the character Gus in the original Broadway cast of the musical Saturday Night Fever at the Minskoff Theater. It opened on October 21, 1999, and closed on December 30, 2000. Cusick was in the Off-Broadway cast of Extraordinary Ordinary, which ran November 29-December 18, 2010 at the Clurman Theatre on Theatre Row.[1] Cusick was also in the American Conservatory Theater cast of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City which began previews on May 17 and closed on July 31, 2011, after three extensions.[2] Cusick was a standby in the original Broadway cast of Hands on a Hardbody.[3] The production began previews on February 23, 2013, opened on March 21, 2013, and closed April 13.
Cusick played Reggie/Aaron's Future Son/Edgy Rocker Guy in the Broadway musical comedy First Date the Musical at the Longacre Theatre. The production began previews on July 9, 2013, opened on August 8, 2013, and closed on January 5, 2014.
Cusick played a Guidance Counselor/Soldier as well as Lucas understudy in the award-winning Broadway musical If/Then from July 24, 2014, to September 14, 2014.[4]
Wicked
editCusick was one of the original understudies for Fiyero in the hit 2003 musical Wicked. He performed the role of Fiyero on Broadway starting on November 25, 2003, and ending on December 22, 2003, while Norbert Leo Butz was on medical leave. Cusick was replaced by Taye Diggs, who played the role the rest of the time Butz was away. He created the role of Fiyero in the sit-down Chicago production of Wicked. He left with Elphaba's Kristy Cates and Doctor Dillamond's Timothy Britten Parker on December 10, 2006. Cusick's replacement was ensemble member and Fiyero understudy Brad Bass. Cusick reprised the role of Fiyero in the Los Angeles production of Wicked. Cusick was replaced by Derrick Williams on May 13, 2008. Williams was the original Fiyero in the national tour, and played in Chicago and New York twice.
While in the Los Angeles cast of Wicked, he was credited as appearing in the Ugly Betty episode "Something Wicked This Way Comes", whose plot revolved partly around two main characters attending the show on a date.
On June 3 he returned to Chicago to play Fiyero. He replaced Michael Seelbach who was an original Broadway cast ensemble member, and who also came to Chicago directly from the Broadway show. He remained with the production till its closure on January 25, 2009.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Pretty Cool | Greg (credited as Kristoffer Cusik) | Film |
| 2004 | Wicked | Unnamed Part | (Video) |
| 2007 | Ugly Betty | Fiyero | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Something Wicked This Way Comes" |
| 2013 | Test | Walt | Film |
| 2014 | Person of Interest | Terry | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Beta" |
| The Good Wife | Sheriff | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Parallel Construction, Bitches" | |
| 2016 | The Catalyst | Rob | (Short film) |
| Vinyl | Ondine | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Yesterday Once More" | |
| 2017 | Kick Me, I'm Christian | Hector | (TV Series), Pilot episode not released |
| 2019 | Elementary | Gene | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Unfriended" |
Personal life
editCusick traveled around the world while working on a cruise ship, and spent a year in Tokyo while working for Tokyo Disneyland. Additionally, he has lived in New York City and Chicago.[5] Cusick is openly gay.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Extraordinary Ordinary Musical Will Feature Courtney Balan, Kristoffer Cusick and More". Playbill.com. 2010-10-22. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ^ "Tales of the City Extends Through July 31 - Theater News - Jun 21, 2011". Theatermania.com. 2011-06-21. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ^ "Official Site for HANDS ON A HARDBODY on Broadway". Handsonahardbody.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ^ "Kristoffer Cusick". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-24. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ^ "Q&A with Kristoffer Cusick". Broadway World. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ Olson, John (2005-09-01). "Kristoffer Cusick interview with ChicagoPride.com". gopride.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
